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Cell, gene therapy to rule pharma sector in 2024: Report
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Cell, gene therapy to rule pharma sector in 2024: Report

New Delhi, Dec 28: Cell and gene therapy (CGT) will have the greatest impact on the pharmaceutical industry in 2024, according to a report on Thursday. The report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company, is based on a survey of 115 healthcare industry professionals. It revealed that 18 per...
China guards against new variant of COVID-19
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China guards against new variant of COVID-19

Beijing, Dec 28: China is taking proactive measures to counter new COVID-19 cases caused by the JN.1 variant of the virus, which is spreading globally, China's health authority said Thursday. "China is routinely monitoring COVID-19 infections to determine the trend of infection spread and virus...
Mpox: WHO reports 906 new cases from 26 countries in November
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Mpox: WHO reports 906 new cases from 26 countries in November

New Delhi, Dec 28: There has been a global rise in mpox cases with 906 newcases recorded from 26 countries in November, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. This amounts to an increase of 26 per cent compared to cases in October, the WHO said in its latest monthly update. Most cases in...
Delhi Health Minister assesses Covid preparedness amid rising JN.1 variant cases across country
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Delhi Health Minister assesses Covid preparedness amid rising JN.1 variant cases...

New Delhi, Dec 28: In view of rising cases of Covid, including of new variant JN.1, across the country, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday visited the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital to assess its preparedness. The hospital has reserved 20 beds for Covid patients, but...
Adding table salt to food linked to chronic kidney disease risk: Study
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Adding table salt to food linked to chronic kidney disease risk: Study

New York, Dec 29: Love to add more salt to your food at the table? Beware, it may increase the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), warned a study. The risk was more pronounced among people with a higher estimated glomerular filtration rate -- indicator of kidney function -- and lower body mass...
Light exercise may help reverse childhood obesity
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Light exercise may help reverse childhood obesity

London, Dec 27: Increased sedentary time as a child through adolescence is directly linked to childhood obesity, but new research has found light physical activity may completely reverse the adverse process. According to recent reports, more than 80 per cent of adolescents across the globe do not...
Scientists find new antibiotic substance from human nose
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Scientists find new antibiotic substance from human nose

London, Dec 27: In a first, a team of scientists in Germany have discovered a novel antibiotic substance from the human nose that can be used against pathogenic bacteria. Named epifadin, the molecule is produced from specific strains of the bacterial species Staphylococcus epidermidis, which...
Students of government girls school in Bihar
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Students of government girls school in Bihar's Gaya find insects in midday meals

Patna, Dec 27: Students of the government girls middle school in Bihar's Gaya protested on Wednesday after they found insects in the midday meal. Students claimed that they have been finding insects in the food since last one week and complained to the teachers but did not get any results. ...
AAP slams BJP for calling epilepsy drug
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AAP slams BJP for calling epilepsy drug 'spurious'

New Delhi, Dec 28: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused the BJP of spreading blatant lies by calling another sample of epilepsy drug --sodium valproate -- as spurious. The accusation by AAP came after a report claimed the sample of a sodium valproate drug being supplied to Delhi...
UN chief urges global readiness for future pandemics
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UN chief urges global readiness for future pandemics

United Nations, Dec 28: In his message marking the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasized the imperative for global preparedness against future pandemics, drawing on the lessons from the Covid-19 crisis. "When the next pandemic arrives, we...
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'JN.1 has numerous changes never seen in previous variants'

New Delhi, Dec 26: JN.1 has numerous changes that have never been seen in previous variants, according to experts on Tuesday. First detected in Luxembourg in August, JN.1 is currently present in about 41 countries, including India. Due to its rapid spread, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
New minimally invasive therapy shows promise for liver cancer patients (Lead)
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New minimally invasive therapy shows promise for liver cancer patients (Lead)

New Delhi, Dec 26: A new minimally invasive therapy has shown promise and may benefit patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) -- the most common type of primary liver cancer -- in India. Globocan India 2020 reports more than 30,000 new local cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are...
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